"Acceptance of such allegations in the absence of any supporting material would render the adjudicatory process vulnerable to subjective satisfaction rather than objective judicial
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"Mere telephonic contact, without anything more, cannot establish criminal conspiracy. In absence of any authenticated record in terms of the requirements of electronic evidence, the
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"Even if it is to be accepted for a moment that she belongs to a rich family, she cannot be left to the charity of
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Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a recent development concerning digital access to justice, has directed the Punjab government to decide upon the legality of
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"Since the question involved in the present batch of writ petitions is of National Security, more particularly, with regard to the sensitive area/zone of important installations like
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"Once the proof of service is rebutted, the burden of proof shifts on the other party to prove the said proof of service with cogent
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"Any lacunae or procedural irregularity in recording the dying declaration casts a serious doubt on its reliability, and in such circumstances, the benefit of doubt must
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"Plea taken appears to us to be a well-thought-out afterthought to get over the ‘no objection’ made before the learned Special Judge... Inaction on the
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"Section 125 CrPC is a measure of social justice especially enacted with the objective to protect women from vagrancy and/ or destitution and hence, as
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"Even if pension was to be construed as a right, it is not an unbridled right, but one which comes with some amount of restrictions
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"Mediation contemplated by the Mediation Act is not compulsory but a consensual mediation... mediation cannot be thrusted upon either of the parties," Bombay High Court, in
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"The law is very clear that when the donor executed a gift settlement deed duly registered before Sub-Registrar and the same is accepted by the donee and
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"Obligation to engross a final decree for partition on non-judicial stamp paper is a post-adjudicatory fiscal incident arising from the transformation of a declaratory decree
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"Such post-vesting alienation of the property does not bind the State or the beneficiary since the post-vesting purchaser does so at his peril and has
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"Under service jurisprudence, seniority cannot be claimed from a date when the incumbent is yet to be borne in the cadre," Orissa High Court, in
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"Onus to provide documentation, confirming citizenship or right to stay/overstay in India lies upon the questioned person/petitioner, shifting the burden away from the state," Calcutta
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"Mere non-production of such records does not justify drawing an inference that the respondents had cleared the written test," Supreme Court, in a significant ruling
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"Tariff determination is not merely a mathematical exercise but a regulatory balancing act. The object of enabling reasonable cost recovery for utilities must be weighed
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"Present case is not one where the legal representatives, unaware of the earlier grant or the subsequent transfer, having initiated proceedings after a long delay...
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Supreme Court, in a significant ruling dated May 07, 2026, held that legal heirs who were active and consenting parties to the sale of granted
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"Mere non-production of such records does not justify drawing an inference that the respondents had cleared the written test," Supreme Court, in a significant ruling
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"Tariff determination is not merely a mathematical exercise but a regulatory balancing act. The object of enabling reasonable cost recovery for utilities must be weighed
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"Present case is not one where the legal representatives, unaware of the earlier grant or the subsequent transfer, having initiated proceedings after a long delay...
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Supreme Court, in a significant ruling dated May 07, 2026, held that legal heirs who were active and consenting parties to the sale of granted
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"Permitting invocation of the Code in cases such as the present one, would amount to converting insolvency proceedings into a coercive mechanism for recovery which
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"Contract by itself necessitated the execution of joint undertaking by the Contractor and the Collaborator who had the ‘joint and several’ liability for the due
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"Expecting a para-teacher, without a guarantee of their employment, to guarantee a child's future and education is fallacious. The time has come for the executive
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"Interfering with the exercise of discretion as to what would constitute appropriate sentence and ultimately letting off the respondent by merely asking him to pay
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"Expression 'amount of money is insufficient' is a genus and dishonour for reasons such as 'signatures do not match' or 'image is not found' are
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"Plaintiff must succeed on the strength of his own case and not on the weakness of the defence," Supreme Court, in a significant ruling, held
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"Plea of acquiescence raised by the appellants, on the ground that the respondent was aware of the construction in 2011, cannot defeat a lawful claim,
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"Once a delinquent employee had successfully defended a charge, the disciplinary authority, in absence of a fresh show cause notice, cannot punish the delinquent employee
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"Unit cannot be closed merely on account of technical irregularity for want of prior EC, when the PCB itself was not aware of the applicability
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"A unit contributing to the economy of the country and providing livelihood to hundreds of people... should not be closed down for the technical irregularity
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"Suit for specific performance of a contract stands automatically dismissed when the conditions under the decree are not complied with by the decree holder and
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"Question, therefore, is whether such permission to deposit or the deposit itself would ipso facto amount to condoning the delay in making the deposit and
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"A Revenue Record is not a document of title and does not confer any ownership or title upon the person whose name appears in it.
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"Notional income would have to be determined on the basis of the minimum wages admissible for a skilled workman in the State... The appellant having
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"By the time the accused respondents approached the High Court, they had lost the right to seek default bail by their acquiescence," Supreme Court, in
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"Scheme of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 does not contemplate the maintainability of an appeal to the High Court at the instance of the
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"Acceptance of such allegations in the absence of any supporting material would render the adjudicatory process vulnerable to subjective satisfaction rather than objective judicial
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"Mere telephonic contact, without anything more, cannot establish criminal conspiracy. In absence of any authenticated record in terms of the requirements of electronic evidence, the
read more
"Even if it is to be accepted for a moment that she belongs to a rich family, she cannot be left to the charity of
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Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a recent development concerning digital access to justice, has directed the Punjab government to decide upon the legality of
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"Since the question involved in the present batch of writ petitions is of National Security, more particularly, with regard to the sensitive area/zone of important installations like
read more
"Once the proof of service is rebutted, the burden of proof shifts on the other party to prove the said proof of service with cogent
read more
"Any lacunae or procedural irregularity in recording the dying declaration casts a serious doubt on its reliability, and in such circumstances, the benefit of doubt must
read more
"Plea taken appears to us to be a well-thought-out afterthought to get over the ‘no objection’ made before the learned Special Judge... Inaction on the
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"Section 125 CrPC is a measure of social justice especially enacted with the objective to protect women from vagrancy and/ or destitution and hence, as
read more
"Even if pension was to be construed as a right, it is not an unbridled right, but one which comes with some amount of restrictions
read more
"Mediation contemplated by the Mediation Act is not compulsory but a consensual mediation... mediation cannot be thrusted upon either of the parties," Bombay High Court, in
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"The law is very clear that when the donor executed a gift settlement deed duly registered before Sub-Registrar and the same is accepted by the donee and
read more
"Obligation to engross a final decree for partition on non-judicial stamp paper is a post-adjudicatory fiscal incident arising from the transformation of a declaratory decree
read more
"Such post-vesting alienation of the property does not bind the State or the beneficiary since the post-vesting purchaser does so at his peril and has
read more
"Under service jurisprudence, seniority cannot be claimed from a date when the incumbent is yet to be borne in the cadre," Orissa High Court, in
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"Onus to provide documentation, confirming citizenship or right to stay/overstay in India lies upon the questioned person/petitioner, shifting the burden away from the state," Calcutta
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"A judgment of acquittal cannot be interfered in a casual or cavalier manner and it is not permissible in law to overturn the judgment only on the ground
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"Prolonged incarceration militates against the most precious fundamental right guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution and in such a situation, the constitutional principles must
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"When a subject matter of an offence is seized by the police it ought not to be retained in the custody of the Court or of the
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"The steep increase in prices is a circumstance which makes it inequitable to grant the relief of specific performance where the purchaser does not take
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In the contemporary landscape of the Indian criminal justice system, DNA profiling has transitioned from a "novelty" to the "gold standard" of forensic evidence. However, for
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Possession is the law’s most practical concept. Before a court reaches the higher question—“who is the owner?”—it often asks the simpler, urgent question—“who is in possession, and
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Appreciating evidence in civil litigation requires adherence to strict principles under the Indian Evidence Act, the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), and binding judicial precedents. Courts
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In the world of law, the doctrine of Res Judicata serves as a cornerstone for upholding judicial efficiency and finality. Res judicata, meaning "a matter already judged,"
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"Copyright law, a delicate balance of protecting creativity while fostering innovation." – Indian Judiciary- Introduction: Safeguarding Creativity Through the Copyright Act
In a world
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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